乾笑 gān xiào

DEFINITIONS

  1. to give a hollow laugh
  2. to force a smile
  3. forced laugh
  4. CL:聲|声[sheng1]

CHARACTERS

乾 gān dry; first hexagram; warming principle of the sun, penetrating and fertilizing, heavenly generative principle (male)
笑 xiào smile, laugh, giggle; snicker